Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Eucharist"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Eucharist \Eu"cha*rist\, n. [L. eucharistia, Gr. e'ycharisti`a,
lit., a giving of thanks; e'y^ + cha`ris favor, grace,
thanks; akin to chai`rein to rejoice, and prob. to yearn: cf.
F. eucharistie.]
1. The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving. [Obs.]
Led through the vale of tears to the region of
eucharist and hallelujahs. --South.
2. (Eccl.) The sacrament of the Lord's Supper; the solemn act
of ceremony of commemorating the death of Christ, in the
use of bread and wine, as the appointed emblems; the
communion. -- See {Sacrament}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Eucharist
n : a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by
consecrating bread and wine [syn: {Eucharist}, {sacrament
of the Eucharist}, {Holy Sacrament}, {Liturgy}, {Eucharistic
liturgy}, {Lord's Supper}]
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